Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021, 386 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UNC Chapel Hill Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UNC Chapel Hill Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks and rec major at UNC Chapel Hill is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #184 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 386 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from UNC Chapel Hill in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UNC Chapel Hill are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	257
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

UNC Chapel Hill Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a master’s in parks and rec from UNC Chapel Hill in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	401

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks and rec can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.